Business houses and different railway zones have sent strongly-worded communications to the Railway Board asking for a reversal of the policy, it is learnt.
Sources say petitioners argue that U-turn amounts to retrospective imposition on IRMS officers, whose career prospects would be adversely, irreversibly affected if decision not revised.
The decision to recruit for IRMS through CSE alone created career uncertainty for hundreds of applicants. Crucial technical positions have remained vacant for 3 years.
His remarks follow a report by ThePrint highlighting concerns among probationers about govt's potential plan to split IRMS again to address shortage of technical expertise.
Senior officers of services that are being merged say new Indian Railways Management Service is beset with confusion. Railway Board insists it will raise efficiency, cut red tape.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
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